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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



A nocturnal Visitor.— The Fall of a Tree.— A fearful Night.— The Mon- 

 keys. — Master Job.— All right at last Page 428 



CHAPTER XXX. * 



We build a Raft.— The Horned Serpent.— Good-bye to " Palm-tree Villa." 

 — Mosquitoes and Horse-flies. — The Rattlesnake. — An Ocelot 438 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



The Hunters hunted.— Escape from Peccaries. — A Jaguar-hunt.— An Ibis. 

 —The Caymans.— The Wild Bulls 446 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



The King of the Vultures.— The Ticks.— L'Encuerado frightened by a 

 Demon.— The Tapirs.— Good-bye to the Stream. — The Puma's Prey. 

 A miserable Night. — Our Departure. — The Savannah. — Lucien carried 

 in a Litter.— Hunger and Thirst. — We abandon our Baggage and Pets 

 in Despair 464 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



Thirst. — L'Encuerado' s Return. — The Description of his J ourney. —Janet, 

 Verdet, and Rougette.— Hunting wild Horses.— Our last Adventure. 

 —The Return 483 



